Chapter 128: Power of Gods and Ghosts

After a brief moment of thought, Lin Yu downloaded the various sword techniques uploaded by Lin Lie.

But before he could begin studying them, Lin Lie sent an invitation in the group chat.

【Lin Lie: I am ready!】

【Lin Lie: Are you free now?】

【Su Su Haoming: So urgent?】

【Lin Lie: Less than a week remains, of course I am urgent!】

Lin Yu thought for a moment and replied, "I have no problem."

【Lin Lie: Good, then I will invite you right now!】

In an instant, the familiar invitation pop-up appeared in the chat group.

Lin Yu recalled his clone, clicked accept, and immediately stepped into the portal.

……

……

Marvel World, New York, Manhattan, the Merton Hotel.

Although this hotel is only four-star, its location is excellent, situated near Washington Square Park and New York University, surrounded by numerous bars and cafes, making it a place many tourists choose.

But Lin Lie is after all a wealthy second-generation rich kid; a mere four-star hotel truly does not match his status.

The reason he chose to stay here is mainly because this is the Lower Manhattan district; four blocks further south lies the famous Bleecker Street!

In both the Marvel movies and comics, it was explicitly stated that the location of the New York Sanctum is at 177A Bleecker Street.

After checking into the Merton Hotel, Lin Lie went to Bleecker Street more than once, but simply could not find the Sanctum; he also did not know where exactly he had offended the Sorcerer Supreme to be targeted like this...

Fortunately, the chat group has a recognized expert who might be able to solve his current problem.

Gazing at the silver portal that suddenly burst forth before him, Lin Lie could not help but show a Facial Expression of Expectation.

The next second, a handsome young man in modern casual wear stepped out, first scanning the surrounding room, then lowering his head, raising his right hand, and looking at his empty palm.

In an instant, brilliant blue light burst forth from his palm, condensing into a hexagonal magical barrier.

Gazing at the extremely stable magical factors before him, the young man showed surprise, immediately dispersed the magical barrier, and instead mobilized Qi light, condensing it into an amber-colored golden light across his entire arm.

It can actually be done?!

"So this is the Marvel World?"

The young man exclaimed with wonder, "Truly encompassing everything!"

In this world, the various methods he mastered could operate without hindrance.

Not only the magic and Qi just displayed, but even the status and authority of his original body seemed to be subtly loosening.

Perceiving this, Lin Yu could not help but show a satisfied smile on his face.

Now he has contacted quite a few worlds, but most worlds have a cramped feeling of being stuffed into a narrow space.

Compared to that, this Marvel World full of demons and chaos actually gives him a sense of "stretching his body," showing just how high the energy level of this world truly is...

While thinking this, Lin Yu raised his head and looked at Lin Lie, who showed surprise.

"You must be Lin Lie!"

"It is me."

Lin Lie came to his senses, hurriedly stepped forward, extended his left hand, and said warmly, "Brother Lin, finally meeting you!"

Lin Yu smiled and shook hands with the young man before him, his gaze casually sweeping over him.

When passing the young man's right arm hanging by his side, Lin Yu's gaze tightened, seeming to pause for an instant.

This instant of time was extremely short, so short that even Lin Lie's perception could not detect it.

In the next instant, Lin Yu, with his expression as usual, let go of his hand and said with a smile, "Joining the group on the first day and daring to invite me over, you are the second person after Xiao He!"

"Oh?"

Lin Lie's eyes lit up, and he said with great interest, "Brother He is a transmigrator from The Untamed, right?"

Lin Yu nodded and said, "Exactly."

Lin Lie asked curiously, "I see there are already quite a few Qi cultivation techniques in the group files, and even several of the Eight Wondrous Skills have been uploaded; could the golden light you just displayed be the Jin Guang Zhou of the Celestial Master's Mansion at Long Hu Mountain?"

"More or less."

"Uh, can it be just 'more or less'?"

"The Jin Guang Zhou is essentially a Cultivation Technique for improving life and nature cultivation, and the so-called golden light is actually just an accidental byproduct obtained by the practitioner during this process; theoretically, as long as the practitioner can adjust themselves to a 'correct' state, they can produce similar golden light, at most just not as exquisite as the Jin Guang Zhou in manipulation!"

"I see!"

Lin Lie suddenly understood.

Lin Yu, with great interest, sensed that unknown energy within his body and suddenly spoke, "Your talent for cultivating Qi is good; if you have the chance, you could try guiding out the Primordial One Qi, perhaps there will be unexpected gains..."

"Is that so?"

Lin Lie thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Then I will listen to Brother Lin and try it when I have time!"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Don't listen to me, look at yourself; I just said it casually... Also, we both share the surname Lin, so don't call me 'Brother Lin'; let's change to a title that won't cause misunderstanding!"

Coincidentally, Lin Lie also felt this title was somewhat awkward.

After a brief moment of thought, he happily nodded and said, "Then let's call you Brother Yu!"

Brother Yu?

Lin Yu showed a strange expression and nodded, saying, "That works too!"

After speaking, he walked to the suite window, looked out the window, and smiled, saying, "When shall we go see the Sorcerer Supreme?"

Lin Lie immediately grabbed the sword case on the bed and said decisively, "We can go now."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, glanced at him, and said, "You want to see him that much?"

"Not exactly."

Lin Lie shook his head and said, "Before, I sought him out hoping to join forces with Kamar-Taj to deal with the Battle of New York, but now it seems the Sorcerer Supreme must have known my intentions long ago; I just don't know why he is unwilling to see me."

"I want to figure out the reason behind this, to see if there is some misunderstanding..."

Misunderstanding?

Lin Yu curled the corner of his mouth, glanced at the other man's right arm hanging by his side, and smiled lightly, "If it is just because of this, there is no need to seek out the Sorcerer Supreme; I can answer you right now!"

"..."

Hearing this, Lin Lie was stunned; before he could react, he noticed a flash of silver light before his eyes, and the entire world underwent a earth-shattering change.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

The howling sound of wind entered his ears.

Lin Lie's pupils contracted; he discovered in shock that he had been transported by that silver light to high in the sky, with an invisible barrier beneath his feet and biting gales all around.

And Lin Yu, who had transported him to the high sky with a mere wave of his hand, was hovering about two meters in front of him, looking at his right arm and saying indifferently:

"Since a moment ago I have wanted to ask, what exactly is the situation with this arm of yours...?"

What?!

He actually discovered it?!

Lin Lie's pupils trembled violently, and he looked at Lin Yu with a face full of shock.

Before he could open his mouth to explain, an invisible force invaded his right arm.

In an instant, the air near Lin Lie's right arm twisted; the arm, originally like a normal person's, suddenly swelled, from which streams of blood-red energy filled with madness emanated.

The black sleeve instantly exploded into fragments, and a hideous scarlet color spread from the elbow toward the wrist and shoulder.

The blood-red flesh seemed to have its own life force, vying to announce its birth to the world.

In just an instant, Lin Lie's entire arm swelled a full size, becoming a hideous, ghost-like scarlet arm.

Even so, that raging scarlet aura seemed unsatisfied, continuing to spread toward his body.

Until the scarlet color spread to the wrist and the root of the arm, two sealing rings engraved with green runes suddenly appeared out of thin air, emitting brilliant green light carrying sealing power, constantly blocking the infection of the scarlet aura.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yu could not help but show a look of surprise on his face.

This appearance, this power... why does it feel more and more familiar the more I look?

"Get... back!"

Lin Lie gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, as if contending with some existence on his right arm.

Lin Yu came to his senses, looked at the scarlet aura swirling around the arm, and said coldly, "Didn't you hear? Get out!"

Before the words had fully left his mouth, the originally raging scarlet energy seemed to suffer some terrifying impact and instantly exploded and scattered.

"..."

Lin Lie was slightly stunned; he discovered that the low humming echoing in his mind instantly vanished, his entire person's pressure greatly reduced, as if the existence within the right arm had truly been severely injured by this simple sentence.

... What kind of power is this?!

Lin Lie could not help but raise his head, looking at Lin Yu with a face full of shock.

At this moment, Lin Yu had already raised his right hand, fingers spread wide, aimed at his arm, and grabbed hard!

"Boom!"

In an instant, the two glowing green sealing rings shattered with a crash.

Streams of scarlet energy surged out from his right arm, vying to rush into Lin Yu's palm.

In this process, the space itself seemed twisted by that scarlet energy, tearing out extremely narrow cracks.

But no matter how powerful this scarlet aura was, before that seemingly ordinary handsome young man, it still had not the slightest power to resist.

In just a few seconds, all the scarlet aura detached from his arm, gathered in Lin Yu's palm, and finally condensed into a scarlet solid fragment.

At the same time, Lin Lie's right arm also underwent a change.

The original scarlet color completely faded, replaced by a sickly pale white.

Lin Lie widened his eyes, could not help but raise his own pale right arm, and discovered that this arm suddenly became incredibly light; as he waved it, layers of afterimages followed...

"Ding—"

"Congratulations, Host, for acquiring the passive skill—【Swift Shadow Hand】!"

【Swift Shadow Hand (Sword Spirit Exclusive Skill)】

【Skill Level: lvMax (Cannot Upgrade)】

【Skill Description: Even when corrupted by the Ghosts, some strong-willed warriors refuse to submit to the power of the Ghosts. After enduring immense pain, they use their extremely strong willpower to expel the power of the Ghosts and choose to wield the Light Blade, using the power of light to prevent the power of the Ghosts from invading again.】

【These Ghost Swordsmen who abandoned the power of the Ghosts through willpower are called Sword Spirits by the world, but what the Sword Spirits did not expect is that the power of light also influences them; only this time, compared to the power of the Ghosts, it is on the good side...】

【Skill Effect: Greatly increases arm flexibility, improves attack speed and casting speed; there is a certain probability of causing a daze effect on enemies when attacking, and greatly improves hit rate.】

"It really is this thing!"

Lin Lie looked at his own pale right arm, his expression becoming incredibly complex.

(End of Chapter)